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ABC’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ is a comedy with a weekly ghost story
NEW YORK (AP) — While TV writers Casey Johnson and David Windsor were winding down…
Comedian and former talk show host Samantha Bee to host the Canadian Screen Awards
Toronto native Samantha Bee is returning home to host the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards. Organizers…
Stars at the Super Bowl: How Gronk and Shaq plan to party
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Gronkowski might be retired from the NFL, but the former…
Canadian endocrinologist among Wolf Prize winners
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Canadian endocrinologist whose research has helped develop therapies for diabetes and…
Dudamel to become NY Philharmonic music director, leave LA
NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel will become music director of the New York Philharmonic…
Poorer districts win challenge to Pa. public school funding
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge ruled Tuesday that the state’s system of funding…
Krafton announces new video game studio in Montreal with fantasy title first up
Patrik Methe has a story to tell. Now he has to build a video game…
Analysis: Biden confronts doubters with State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden stepped to the rostrum for his State of the Union…
Climate change protesters fined over ‘Last Supper’ protest
LONDON (AP) — Five climate change protesters were fined Wednesday for gluing themselves to the…
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a…
Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, ‘SNL’ set designer, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for “Saturday Night…
Appeals court will hear dispute over control of van Gogh art
DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a dispute over control…
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions…
San Francisco mayor delivers pro-police, anti-drug address
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In her San Francisco state of the city address Thursday, Mayor…
Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura dies at 91
MADRID (AP) — Carlos Saura, Spain’s celebrated filmmaker whose career spanned over seven decades during…
Danielle Deadwyler cites racism, misogynoir in Oscar snub
NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Deadwyler says racism and misogynoir played a role in this…
Dance like a Rockette: College students take unique class
BOSTON (AP) — Rhapsody Stiggers has been dancing since she was 2, but the 20-year-old…
NY Fashion Week: Rodarte stuns with dark, gothic glamour
NEW YORK (AP) — Rodarte brought dark, gothic glamour and opulence to New York Fashion…
Universities brace for Chinese students’ return as Beijing orders them back to Canada
VANCOUVER – When Vancouver-based Justin Wong was studying online for his master of arts at…
Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has called for parents to elect and…
Richard E. Grant brings enthusiasm as BAFTA Film Awards host
LONDON (AP) — There is no bigger cheerleader of awards season than Richard E. Grant.…
5 years after Parkland, families cope through good works
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at…
Poetic politician: Maine governor’s skills include verse
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Many Mainers know Democratic Gov. Janet Mills as a level-headed leader,…
Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The slap sat front and center at Monday’s Oscar nominees…